It is the thick of the conference tournament schedule this week, and the postseason is a whole new season. Mercy of Middletown, No. 2 in The Courant's high school girls basketball state ratings, rebounded from a double-overtime loss to Career-New Haven last Monday to beat Sheehan-Wallingford in the quarterfinals of the SCC tournament. E.O. Smith-Storrs, No. 8 in the area ratings, lost to Tolland in the last game of the regular season, but beat Bristol Eastern in the CCC tournament quarterfinals Saturday. Lyman Hall-Wallingford, ninth in the area rankings, got knocked out of the SCC tournament Saturday by Hand-Madison, 63-61.

2. Mercy-Middletown (20-1): LW: 2. Lost its first game of the season, in double OT, to Career, 63-55, then beat Sheehan 69-51 in the quarterfinals of the SCC tournament. TW: Hand in SCC semifinals at East Haven Monday.

4. Weaver-Hartford (19-2): LW: 4. Beat Windsor and East Catholic to end the regular season, then defeated Northwest Catholic 69-62 in the CCC tournament quarterfinals. TW: South Windsor in CCC semifinal at New Britain Monday.

5. Career-New Haven (19-2): LW: 5. Ended the regular season with an overtime win over Mercy and beat Hillhouse 75-53 in the SCC quarterfinals. TW: Amity in SCC semifinals at East Haven Monday.

6. South Windsor (19-2): LW: 6. Defeated East Hartford and Glastonbury to end the regular season, then beat RHAM 64-57 in a CCC quarterfinal. TW: Weaver in CCC semifinal at New Britain Monday.

10. Wilton (18-3): LW: 10. Lost to Fairfield Ludlowe 49-46 in the regular season but came back to beat Ludlowe 48-29 in the FCIAC quarterfinals. TW: Greenwich in FCIAC semifinals Tuesday at Fairfield Ludlowe.

7. E.O. Smith-Storrs (17-4): LW: 8. Lost to Tolland in the last regular season game 41-33 but beat Bristol Eastern 60-48 in a CCC tournament quarterfinal TW: Farmington in CCC semifinal Monday at New Britain.